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[Choppers]

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Caught up with BrahMos CEO Dr A Sivathanu Pillai this afternoon on Day 2 of DefExpo. Things are moving rapidly towards the missile's first underwater platform launch that is planned within the next three-four months. Minor modifications to the land version's low-thrust booster are complete for the cannisterised sub-surface launch, and the test will be conducted off the coast of Orissa possibly sometime in May or June this year.

At DefExpo today, in a closed meeting room behind the glitzy BrahMos pavillion, Dr Pillai and his partners from Russia's NPO Mashinostroeyenia met representatives of Russia's Rubin Design Bureau, designers of the Amur-class submarine, one of the possible contenders for the Indian Navy's Project 75 (India) licensed submarine building competition. Dr Pillai said detailed discussions were held on BrahMos as standard fit for the design that is finally offered to the Indian Navy. A similar meeting is scheduled for tomorrow when BrahMos engineers will meet counterparts from German submarine maker HDW, for discussions on its Class-214 boat, also potentially in contention for the six-boat licensed manufacturing deal with the Indian Navy. BrahMos' earlier desire to integrate the supersonic cruise missile with the fifth and sixth Scorpene boats to be manufactured at the Mazagon shipyard fell through after the Navy said it planned to integrate air-independent propulsion to the last two boats, thereby already increasing the length of the submarine considerably.

On the air-launched BrahMos, Dr Pillai said that launcher fabrication was underway at BrahMos' Trivandrum facility, and missile ground tests were currently underway, which include structural tests of the different cap-dome. Coming up soon are pyro-system reliability tests, which could take a huge test routine, with the test of an inert missile in one year. Following that will be the test of a technology missile -- fully loaded with all avionics and electronics, for drop-tests, pilot level operations tests etc, scheduled for 2011. The actual missile will be fired in full ops configuration in early 2012 if all goes well. The IAF has already committed two HAL Nashik-built Su-30MKIs for integration test between the middle of this year and 2012.

POSTED BY SHIV AROOR AT 7:08 PM

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[gowthamraj]

i think Pakistan already ordered U214 from germany. . so its less chance for india

 

[Choppers]

i think Pakistan already ordered U214 from germany. . so its less chance for india

Nope.Pakistan is still negotiating for U-boats and still theirs no sign of deal getting finalised.As for India HDW is more than keen to supply U-boats to India and is participating in the RFI for Project 75 along with 5 other companies..Infact German ambasador said that they have shelved the deal with Pakistan.

 

[weaponx]

I think it definately depends on which side the profit is more(business is more)
i.e., if the germans feel that india is going for their submarines then they will defiantely choose india over pakistan..coz india provides huge market for them when compared to Pakistan..and huge market matlab more paisa...

 

[Neither Right Nor Wrong]

Infact German ambasador said that they have shelved the deal with Pakistan.

Souce plz...thnks in advance.

 

[Choppers]

Souce plz...thnks in advance.

The Hindu : News / National : Germany keen on closer defence, civil nuclear ties

Mr. Matussek took up with the government the impasse in awarding the tender for refuellers for Airbus and has professed interest in promoting the German company HDW for the coming order for submarines. “We hope we will be able to get the submarine deal. It will be easier since we shelved the deal with Pakistan,” he said.

 

[Kinshuk]

BrahMos hypersonic missile to touch Mach 5 to 7 speeds
BrahMos hypersonic missile to touch Mach 5 to 7 speeds - dnaindia.com

New Delhi: Indo-Russian joint venture BrahMos Aerospace is working on a hypersonic cruise missile that can touch speeds ranging from five to seven times that of sound.


The cruise missile's supersonic version for the land forces can touch speeds of two times the speed of sound and has a 290-km range.

"The hypersonic version of the BrahMos, to be called BrahMos-II, is in its design and technological development stage. It will take some time to mature. But our aim is for it to touch Mach 5 to 7 speeds, making it the fastest cruise missile in the world," BrahMos' Chief Executive Officer A Sivathanu Pillai told PTI at the DefExpo here.

"The hypersonic missile, which will be smaller than BrahMos-I, will definitely provide an advantage to the Indian armed forces in future warfare," Pillai said when asked about the need for the missile. The hypersonic version of the BrahMos would be built for its air platforms.

Already, the BrahMos is in the process of developing an air platform-based supersonic cruise missile and Sukhoi fighter jets of the IAF have been chosen as the platform for integrating the missile.

"The BrahMos will be integrated in to the Su-30MKI's built in India. But the aircraft would be sent to Russia for fitting a modified structure for the missile's integration. We plan to get it done by 2012," he said.

 

[Veer]

Nope.Pakistan is still negotiating for U-boats and still theirs no sign of deal getting finalised.As for India HDW is more than keen to supply U-boats to India and is participating in the RFI for Project 75 along with 5 other companies..Infact German ambasador said that they have shelved the deal with Pakistan.

Obviously, for Germany India is the best choice. Big order and future prospects.

 

[Chanakyaa]

Yes, Zardari seems to be more keen to get Merlins as suggested by Many Pakistani members here.

I am seriously interested to see that Fuel Cell based U212 in IN.